Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-...death/10682862
Meningococcal death sparks calls for vaccinations in the NT
By Dijana Damjanovic and Emilie Gramenz
Updated about 3 hours ago
Key points:
The woman died less than 24 hours after arriving at hospital
Since August, all NT children have been offered free vaccinations
There was a significant outbreak of the disease in Central Australia in 2017
A woman in her 30s has died from meningococcal disease, the Northern Territory Centre for Disease Control (NTCDC) has confirmed.
It is understood the woman died on January 1, less than 24 hours after she presented at Palmerston Hospital.
The NTCDC said doctors had not been able to determine which strain of meningococcal the woman was infected with, but the most common seen in the NT is the W strain...
Meningococcal death sparks calls for vaccinations in the NT
By Dijana Damjanovic and Emilie Gramenz
Updated about 3 hours ago
Key points:
The woman died less than 24 hours after arriving at hospital
Since August, all NT children have been offered free vaccinations
There was a significant outbreak of the disease in Central Australia in 2017
A woman in her 30s has died from meningococcal disease, the Northern Territory Centre for Disease Control (NTCDC) has confirmed.
It is understood the woman died on January 1, less than 24 hours after she presented at Palmerston Hospital.
The NTCDC said doctors had not been able to determine which strain of meningococcal the woman was infected with, but the most common seen in the NT is the W strain...
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